VIRTUAL ATI PREDICTOR 2026 FINAL PAPER
REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS BUNDLED
PRACTICE COLLECTION
◉ A nurse is providing teaching about digoxin administration to the
parents of a toddler who has heart failure. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
A "You can add the medication to a half-cup of your child's favorite
juice."
B "Repeat the dose if your child vomits within 1 hour after taking
medication." X
C "Limit your child's potassium intake while she is taking this
medication."
D "Have your child drink a small glass of water after swallowing the
medication.".
Answer: D "Have your child drink a small glass of water after
swallowing the medication."
◉ A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a depressive
disorder and a new prescription for phenelzine. Which of the
following foods should the nurse instruct the
client to avoid?
A. Grapefruit
,B. Spinach
C. Cottage cheese- cream cheese ok.
D. Smoked salmon.
Answer: D. Smoked salmon
◉ A nurse is planning care for a client who has COPD and weighs 99
lb. The provider has prescribed a diet of a 1.5 g protein/kg/day. How
many grams of protein per day should the nurse include in the
client's dietary plan? (Round to the nearest whole number.
Answer: a. 68
◉ A nurse is planning care for a client who has bipolar disorder and
is experiencing mania. Which of the following interventions should
the nurse include in the plan?
A. Encourage the client to spend time in the day room
B. Withdraw the client's TV privileges if he does not attend group
therapy X
C. Encourage the client to take frequent rest periods
D. Place the client in seclusion when he exhibits signs of anxiety X.
Answer: C. Encourage the client to take frequent rest periods
◉ A parish nurse is leading a support group for clients whose family
members have committed suicide. Which of the following strategies
should the nurse plan to use during the group session?
,a Encourage clients to establish a timeline for their own grieving
process
b. Initiate a discussion with clients about ways to cope with changes
in family
dynamics
c Discourage clients from sharing negative aspects of their
relationship with the
deceased persons
d Assist clients in identifying ways suicide could have been
prevented.
Answer: b. Initiate a discussion with clients about ways to cope with
changes in family
◉ A nurse manager observes two staff nurses reviewing the
computer records of a client who is not under their care. Which of
the following actions should the nurse manager take first?
a Instruct the nurses to close the client's computer record
b Request the nurses present an in-service on client confidentiality
c. Advise the nurses to read the facility's confidentiality policyd.
d. Place documentation of the nurses' actions in the personnel file.
Answer: a Instruct the nurses to close the client's computer record
◉ A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has
schizophrenia and is taking clozapine. Which of the following
, findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication to the
administration of clozapine?
a. Heart rate 58/min
b. Fasting blood glucose 100 mg/dL
c. Hgb 14 g/dL
d. WBC count 2,900/mm3- also agranulocytosis same thing or soar
throat..
Answer: d. WBC count 2,900/mm3- also agranulocytosis same thing
or soar throat.
◉ A nurse is caring for several clients on a medical-surgical unit. For
which of the following nurses activities is it required that the nurse
use sterile gloves?
a. Inserting an NG tube
b. Administering total parenteral nutrition through a central venous
access device
c. Initiating IV access
d. Performing tracheostomy care.
Answer: d. Performing tracheostomy care
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is at 11 weeks of gestation.
Which of the following immunizations should the nurse give?
a. Influenza
b. Measles, mumps and rubella
REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS BUNDLED
PRACTICE COLLECTION
◉ A nurse is providing teaching about digoxin administration to the
parents of a toddler who has heart failure. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
A "You can add the medication to a half-cup of your child's favorite
juice."
B "Repeat the dose if your child vomits within 1 hour after taking
medication." X
C "Limit your child's potassium intake while she is taking this
medication."
D "Have your child drink a small glass of water after swallowing the
medication.".
Answer: D "Have your child drink a small glass of water after
swallowing the medication."
◉ A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a depressive
disorder and a new prescription for phenelzine. Which of the
following foods should the nurse instruct the
client to avoid?
A. Grapefruit
,B. Spinach
C. Cottage cheese- cream cheese ok.
D. Smoked salmon.
Answer: D. Smoked salmon
◉ A nurse is planning care for a client who has COPD and weighs 99
lb. The provider has prescribed a diet of a 1.5 g protein/kg/day. How
many grams of protein per day should the nurse include in the
client's dietary plan? (Round to the nearest whole number.
Answer: a. 68
◉ A nurse is planning care for a client who has bipolar disorder and
is experiencing mania. Which of the following interventions should
the nurse include in the plan?
A. Encourage the client to spend time in the day room
B. Withdraw the client's TV privileges if he does not attend group
therapy X
C. Encourage the client to take frequent rest periods
D. Place the client in seclusion when he exhibits signs of anxiety X.
Answer: C. Encourage the client to take frequent rest periods
◉ A parish nurse is leading a support group for clients whose family
members have committed suicide. Which of the following strategies
should the nurse plan to use during the group session?
,a Encourage clients to establish a timeline for their own grieving
process
b. Initiate a discussion with clients about ways to cope with changes
in family
dynamics
c Discourage clients from sharing negative aspects of their
relationship with the
deceased persons
d Assist clients in identifying ways suicide could have been
prevented.
Answer: b. Initiate a discussion with clients about ways to cope with
changes in family
◉ A nurse manager observes two staff nurses reviewing the
computer records of a client who is not under their care. Which of
the following actions should the nurse manager take first?
a Instruct the nurses to close the client's computer record
b Request the nurses present an in-service on client confidentiality
c. Advise the nurses to read the facility's confidentiality policyd.
d. Place documentation of the nurses' actions in the personnel file.
Answer: a Instruct the nurses to close the client's computer record
◉ A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has
schizophrenia and is taking clozapine. Which of the following
, findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication to the
administration of clozapine?
a. Heart rate 58/min
b. Fasting blood glucose 100 mg/dL
c. Hgb 14 g/dL
d. WBC count 2,900/mm3- also agranulocytosis same thing or soar
throat..
Answer: d. WBC count 2,900/mm3- also agranulocytosis same thing
or soar throat.
◉ A nurse is caring for several clients on a medical-surgical unit. For
which of the following nurses activities is it required that the nurse
use sterile gloves?
a. Inserting an NG tube
b. Administering total parenteral nutrition through a central venous
access device
c. Initiating IV access
d. Performing tracheostomy care.
Answer: d. Performing tracheostomy care
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is at 11 weeks of gestation.
Which of the following immunizations should the nurse give?
a. Influenza
b. Measles, mumps and rubella
